Dean Holden

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Football Daily · 72+ EFL Pod: Inside Hull’s promotion & Spygate drama · 26 May 2026 podcast

I think you look at the emotional and psychological side of things that we're all clearly seeing what's out on a pitch on a Saturday or a Tuesday, but so much goes on behind the scenes.

And I think getting over that disappointment and also how late that disappointment was against Southampton, the emotional energy that they put into those two legs.

I mean, the first game in particular was,

You know, up at Middlesbrough, they were brilliant for 45 minutes, you know, should have been clear, you know, 2-3.

If they'd gone in at 3-0, no one even blinks.

They were that superior.

But they didn't, didn't take the opportunities, which again has been a bit of a theme of their season.

Then to go lose it so late, you know, at St.

Mary's to what was a really fortunate goal with everything that went on.

Then not knowing that, you know, you are going to be playing and having to get yourself up again with a few days notice.

And I probably looked at it a bit simplistically going, well, actually, they've got enough opportunity.

They probably thought they were out.

You get yourself ready as best you can.

But just trying to find that edge, you know, when there's so much at stake, maybe, you know, and it's through no fault of their own, really, that sort of having to get to that level again, you know, to go and overcome, you know, Ho in the final was just too much for them.

So Middlesbrough set for a 10th successive season in the championship.

Of course, next season, they'll be playing Southampton.

For more reaction to Hull's playoff win, head over to the Football Daily feed on BBC Sounds.

Joby, myself and the brilliant former Hull boss, Phil Brown, who just smiling ear to ear after that final whistle, had a good old chat and we had a whole host of interviews featuring the Hull City owner, Hull City manager and captain as well.

As a very disappointed Kim Helberg following that defeat at Wembley.

So here's the first ball of this series.

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